What If You Need To Do CPR On Someone But They Are Sitting Rather Than Lying On The Floor?
I did a basic first aid course but it didn't answer this question, we practiced on dummies on the floor.
Do you do CPR on the person when they are sitting or are you obliged to move them onto the floor?
Anonymous answered:
If a person is sitting down the best thing you should do is gently lift the person to a flat surface. This allows you to perform compressions at a much more efficient and safe pace. Keep in mind the possibility of spinal injury. In this case perform a jaw thrust on the victim. In any other case use a head tilt chin lift. This is far easier and is a technique intended for the layperson.
Having the patient lay down allows you to distribute oxygen to the lungs easier and allows better circulation. After opening the patient's airway deliver two rescue breathes (if comfortable, not mandatory), check circulation for 5-10 seconds, then perform chest compressions at the rate of 100 per minute. Do this at a ratio of 30:2 compressions to breathes. After five cycles re-analyze the pulse.
Remember CPR WILL not work by itself. It is ABSOLUTELY necessary to get an automated external defibrillator (AED) on the scene as soon as possible and defibrillate the heart.
russell B answered:
The process of CPR to work efficiently must be done in the supine position. That way you can make more effective chest compressions to move the blood round the body and so to the brain. That is why it's done to move blood to the brain and maintain oxygen supplies so the tissue can live. That way life is maintained.
If you are doing it on a person who is sitting, pull them out the chair as a few bumps and bruises is the least of their worries. If CPR is truly needed they will be in no condition to notice.
warriors answered:
in order to do cpr the victim must be in a supine position. If they are in a seated position, you need to see if they have a spinal injury and use caution. Remember, if a victim needs CPR then they are already dead. You can only help